Heavy Metal Trivia: Are You Ready to Rock?

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1.

Where was Trent Reznor, of the metal band Nine Inch Nails, born?

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Answer: Mercer, Pennsylvania
2.

Who had the song, "Merry-Go-Round", on their first album release on a major label?

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Answer: Motley Crue
3.

What kind of guitar does Angus Young use?

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Answer: SG Standard
4.

Before his short career with Ozzy, with whom did Randy Rhoads get his start?

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Answer: Quiet Riot
5.

The guitarist J. played guitar for what heavy-metal band?

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Answer: White Zombie
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Who didn't play in a band with heavy-metal star Ozzy Ozbourne in the 70's or 80's?

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Answer: Gary Moore
7.

Which heavy-metal band released the 1980 single "Ace of Spades"?

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Answer: Motorhead
8.

Who recorded "Seasons in the Abyss" in the 1990's?

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Answer: Slayer
9.

What band did the original version of "War Pigs"?

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Answer: Black Sabbath
10.

On whose 1996 album did the song "Roots Bloody Roots" appear?

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Answer: Sepultura
11.

What band did Mark Slaughter sing for before heading his own band?

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Answer: Vinnie Vincent Invasion
12.

What 1990's album did Marty Friedman join the metal band Megadeth on?

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Answer: Rust In Peace
13.

What were two bands Yngwie Malmsteen played in before his solo career?

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Answer: Steeler And Alcatrazz
14.

What musician was famous in the 70's and later for spitting blood and sticking out his long tongue?

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Answer: Gene Simmons
15.

How and where did Cliff Burton of the metal band Metallica die?

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Answer: Bus Accident In Sweden
16.

What 3 bands was heavy-metal singer Ronnie James Dio in before becoming a solo artist?

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Answer: Black Sabbath, Elf, Rainbow
17.

Who sang lead vocals for metal guitarist Ted Nugent's first three records under the Ted Nugent name?

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Answer: Derek St. Holmes
18.

What famous drummer played on Ace Frehley's solo album?

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Answer: Anton Fig
19.

Which heavy metal god revealed he was a homosexual in the '90's?

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Answer: Rob Halford
20.

What 18-year-old prodigy sang on metal group Helloween's "Keeper of the Seven Keys" I and II?

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Answer: Michael Kiske
21.

"In the high school halls, in the shopping malls..." are lyrics from what group's song?

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Answer: Rush
22.

What thrash-metal band did Scott Ian play guitar for and help found?

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Answer: Anthrax
23.

What country is the 1980's heavy-metal band W.A.S.P from?

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Answer: United States
24.

In the '70's, what heavy-metal duo were known as the Toxic Twins?

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Answer: Steven Tyler And Joe Perry
25.

Who was the inspiration for the Randy Rhoads instrumental "Dee"?

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Answer: His Mother
26.

What heavy-metal group once had a sphinx as part of their stage props for their tour?

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Answer: Iron Maiden
27.

What was the name of the first album by heavy-metal band Tesla?

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Answer: Mechanical Resonance
28.

What two heavy metal bands did Johnny Rod play in?

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Answer: King Kobra And W.A.S.P.
29.

Which artist has a lyric that goes, "Enter night, exit light"?

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Answer: Metallica
30.

Who had a band named Skid Row in the late 1970's to early 1980's?

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Answer: Gary Moore
31.

Which band first played the song "Sweetleaf"?

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Answer: Black Sabbath
32.

What is hard to tear apart in the song "Hammerfall" by Swedish metal heads Hammerfall?

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Answer: A Metal Heart
33.

Which singer is killed in the movie "Ford Fairlane"?

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Answer: Vince Neil
34.

What shock-rocker is the mild-mannered Vincent Furnier better known as?

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Answer: Alice Cooper
35.

What gender-bending band's lead singer became a shock jock DJ as well as a comic book writer?

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Answer: Twisted Sister's Dee Snider
36.

What band features Rob Zombie's brother as the lead singer?

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Answer: Powerman 5000
37.

After he left Ozzy, what band did guitarist Jake E. Lee go on to form?

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Answer: Badlands
38.

Which two bands both had songs titled "Rattlesnake Shake"?

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Answer: Motley Crue And Skid Row
39.

What punk vocalist makes an appearance on metal band Tool's album "Undertow"?

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Answer: Henry Rollins
40.

What band features ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and ex-Motley Crue singer John Corabi?

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Answer: Union
41.

What band has Bruce Kulick not been in?

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Answer: Paul Stanley Solo Band
42.

In what speed-metal band did Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde play together before they formed Primus?

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Answer: Blind Illusion
43.

"Still No Ballads" was the motto for which classic thrash/speed metal band?

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Answer: Exodus
44.

What member of Dream Theater headed a side project called Mullmuzzler?

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Answer: James Labrie
45.

Which band recorded a theme song for "The Drew Carey Show"?

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Answer: The Presidents
46.

Who is the main character in Dream Theater's rock opera "Scenes From A Memory"?

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Answer: Nicholas
47.

Who was the first heavy metal band to have a No. 1 album on the Billboard charts?

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Answer: Quiet Riot
48.

Gene Simmons was an original native of what country?

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Answer: Israel
49.

What was the original title of Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"?

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Answer: In The Garden Of Eden
50.

What L.A. band did metal bassist Nikki Sixx get his start with?

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Answer: London
51.

In what band were Ron Keel and Rising Force's Yngwie Malmsteen band mates?

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Answer: Steeler
52.

What song did the band W.A.S.P. not cover?

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Answer: Killing Floor
53.

Which two bands have done versions of "Dream On"?

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Answer: Helix And Aerosmith
54.

Which bass player's real name is Frank Ferrano?

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Answer: Nikki Sixx
55.

What is on the front cover of Metallica's "Load"?

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Answer: Blood & Semen
56.

What was the inspiration for Faster Pussycat's name?

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Answer: Russ Meyers Movie Title
57.

On the blue version of Autograph's "That's The Stuff" metal album, what replaces "Six-String Fever"?

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Answer: We're An American Band
58.

What is the lead singer trapped in for most of the Killer Dwarfs video "Keep the Spirit Alive"?

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Answer: A Crate
59.

For what movie did metal band King Kobra write a theme song?

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Answer: Iron Eagle
60.

What metal man played a reverend in the Heavy Metal horror flick "Trick Or Treat"?

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Answer: Ozzy Osbourne
61.

Who played drums for both Waysted and Britny Fox?

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Answer: John Diteodoro
62.

Who was the lead singer for Danger Danger on their debut album?

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Answer: Ted Poley
63.

What metal musician produced albums for the band House Of Lords?

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Answer: Gene Simmons
64.

Rikki Rockett played drums for which band in the 80's and 90's?

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Answer: Poison
65.

Which TNT album contains the hit song "Everyone's a Star"?

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Answer: Tell No Tales
66.

Which ex-UFO bassist formed the band Waysted?

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Answer: Pete Way
67.

Who co-owned the Cathouse Club in Los Angeles with "Headbanger's Ball" host Ricki Ractman?

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Answer: Taime Downe
68.

In the Skid Row song "Monkey Business", what does the Kangeroo Lady have in her pouch?

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Answer: Bourbon
69.

In the song "18 and Life" by the heavy-metal band Skid Row, what is the main character's name?

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Answer: Ricky
70.

Who wrote the song "Peace In Our Time" for the Russian metal band Gorky Park?

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Answer: Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora
71.

The bassist and guitarist in Hurricane were brothers to the guitarist and bassist in which band?

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Answer: Quiet Riot
72.

On the cover of W.A.S.P.'s "The Last Command", what does Blackie Lawless' flag read?

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Answer: Who Dares Wins
73.

What was the last Cannibal Corpse album recorded with original vocalist Chris Barnes?

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Answer: The Bleeding
74.

What heavy-metal group did the theme song for "Friday The 13th VI: Jason Lives"?

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Answer: Alice Cooper
75.

What was the name of Annihilator's debut album?

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Answer: Alice In Hell
76.

Which song, by German metal heads Helloween, did Hammerfall re-record in 1999?

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Answer: I Want Out
77.

Who was the singer for Riot on "Thundersteel" and "The Privilege of Power"?

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Answer: Tony Moore
78.

How did guitarist Hillel Slovak die?

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Answer: Heroin Overdose
79.

What year did Metal Church record the album "Metal Church"?

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Answer: 1984
80.

What was the name of the band performing in the metal club in the movie "Airheads"?

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Answer: White Zombie
81.

Joe Lynn Turner sang lead vocals on what Yngwie Malmsteen studio album?

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Answer: Odyssey
82.

What 2 lead vocalists have sang for German guitar whiz Axel Rudi Pell?

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Answer: Jeff Scott Soto & Johnny Gioeli
83.

What was the name of the band that Jean Beauvoir and Tommy Lafferty were in before Crown of Thorns?

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Answer: Voodoo X
84.

Who shared lead vocals on the song "Shocker" from the soundtrack of the movie with the same title?

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Answer: Desmond Child And Paul Stanley
85.

What type of guitar did W.A.S.P madman Blackie Lawless primarily used in the 1980's?

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Answer: B.C. Rich
86.

Which band performed the song "Sword And Stone" on the "Shocker" soundtrack?

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Answer: Bonfire
87.

Which Mercyful Fate release contains the work of Lars Ulrich on drums?

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Answer: Return Of The Vampire
88.

How many albums did Yngwie Malmsteen release in the 1980's with Jeff Scott Soto on lead vocals?

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Answer: 2
89.

Bassist Dana Strum played in what well-known band before Slaughter?

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Answer: Vinnie Vincent Invasion
90.

What was the title of the first album Danny Danzi released with Z Records?

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Answer: Somewhere Lost In Time
91.

What was Steve Vai's groundbreaking 1990 instrumental album featuring his seven-string guitar?

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Answer: Passion And Warfare
92.

Which W.A.S.P. album featured a track titled "Cries In The Night"?

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Answer: The Last Command
93.

Which metal frontman sang backing vocals on Corrosion Of Conformity's 1997 song "Man Or Ash"?

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Answer: James Hetfield
94.

Which Slayer album was the first to feature Dave Lombardo's replacement on drums, Paul Bostaph?

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Answer: Divine Intervention
95.

After the firing of Anthrax frontman Joey Belladonna, what album first featured singer John Bush?

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Answer: Sound Of White Noise
96.

In 1994, Max Cavalera took a break from Sepultura to write, record and tour with which band?

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Answer: Nailbomb
97.

Which band performed at Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister's 50th birthday party as "The Lemmys"?

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Answer: Metallica
98.

Which controversial issue is the subject of Slayer's "Silent Scream"?

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Answer: Abortion
99.

Slayer released a song called "Human Disease" on the soundtrack album of which movie?

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Answer: Bride Of Chucky
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Which Slayer song features lyrics about both O.J. Simpson and JonBenet Ramsey?

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Answer: Human Disease
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